Walther, Johann Gottfried
(1684–1748)
JOHANN GOTTFRIED WALTHERWALTHER, JOHANN GOTTFRIEDJOHANN GOTTFRIED WALTHER [* 1684-† 1748] As the number of terms and concepts a musician might wish to recall increased, the means by which this knowledge was assembled took on a new dimension. Though seventeenth-century authors such as MERSENNE and KIRCHER wrote profusely and shared abundantly of their knowledge, their readers were required to search out the discussion of each topic, often wading through a lengthy prose exposition to reach the…